Table E-56. Number and percentage of states that provided training to monitoring units on requirements and procedures for collecting and reporting data used for local improvement activities, by frequency of training: 2004-05
| Frequency of training | Percent of | |||||||||||
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| Number of states | All states [N=51] | States providing training [n=44] | ||||||||||
| Did not provide training to monitoring units | 7 | 14 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Only when requirements and procedures changed | 16 | 31 | 36 | |||||||||
| Each time monitoring unit was selected for monitoring | 7 | 14 | 16 | |||||||||
| Every year, regardless of the monitoring cycle | 14 | 27 | 32 | |||||||||
| Every _____ years, regardless of the monitoring cycle1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| Other frequency | 5 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||
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‡ Not applicable. 1 One of these states provided training every 1 year and the other every 3 years. NOTE: Percentages may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, Evaluation of States' Monitoring and Improvement Practices Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C Monitoring Evaluation Questionnaire. |
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